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� f � <br /> Mass Transit Memorandum <br /> No. 051601-1 <br /> May 16, 2001 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Howley and City Council <br /> � <br /> FROM: Steve Ga ity Manager <br /> Paul McCh ' c , Mass Transit Administrator�i►�(� <br /> SUBJECT: IDOT Contract for Mass Transit Study for FY-2002 <br /> SUMMARY Staff recommends that Council adopt a Resolution approving an I <br /> RECOMMENDATION: agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) <br /> for a grant to fund a Mass Transit Study for FY-2002 'il <br />� BACKGROUND: Each year the Illinois Department of Transportation(IDOT) <br /> allocates funds for planning studies to be done by transit agencies. <br /> This year IDOT has allocated $38,746 to the Decatur Public <br /> Transit System. That amount would be matched by$9,687 of City <br /> funds, for a total of$48,433. The proposed study is a <br /> comprehensive review of the Transit System's complementary <br /> service for the disabled. Currently DPTS operates four wheelchair <br /> lift equipped vans, and it also contracts with both local taxi <br /> companies. The proposed study would look at all facets of our <br /> complementary service for the disabled, and would recommend <br /> changes to optimize this service. (Continued on next page.) <br /> POTENTIAL No known objection to this project. <br /> OBJECTION: <br /> INPUT FROM Bill Giordanengo, General Manager <br /> OTHER SOURCES: Decatur Public Transit System <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Paul McChancy, Mass Transit Administrator <br /> BUDGET/TIME Transit's FY-2002 budget sets aside $50,000 for a planning study: <br /> IMPLICATIONS: $40,000 from IDOT and $10,000 from the City. IDOT has <br /> actually allocated only $38,746 to Decatur for a planning study; the <br /> City's required match would be $9,687 for a total of$48,433 <br /> available to hire a consultant for this study. The study is expected <br /> to take six months to complete. <br />